Southwest Minnesota residents with an idea to strengthen sustainability in their community can now apply for partnership support from the University of Minnesota Extension Southwest Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (Southwest RSDP).

Farmers.gov gives you one place to do business with USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), including accessing your farm records, maps, and common land units. You can create a farmers.gov account for the farmers.gov authenticated site, where you can access self-service features through a secure login.

Media Contact: Angie Peltier, Extension educator, apeltier@umn.edu, 218-281-8692 Participants will gain knowledge to improve their crop production recommendations for farmers. 01/08/2024 - As a crop adviser, are you looking for details beyond those offered at traditional winter crop meetings? If so, you are invited to University of Minnesota and North Dakota State University Extension’s Advanced Crop Advisers Workshop on Jan.

January 10, 2024 – Protecting your personal information is the best line of defense in the fight against Medicare and consumer fraud. Even when you do everything right, there is still a chance that you could be a target of fraud. Learn how to Protect, Detect and Report Medicare and consumer fraud and abuse.

The University of Minnesota Beef Team is proud to host the annual Cow/ Calf Days Seminar Tour and Trade Show at 10 locations across the state in January (northern tour) and February (southern tour). This is the 51st year this educational program has been offered to cowcalf producers across the state, and continues to be the leading information, technology, and research outlet for Minnesota cow/ calf producers.

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, Slayton, MN. Pastor Chad Duffy. Office Hours: 8am to 4:30pm. Phone: (507) 836-8291. Sun. Jan. 14: 9am Sun. School, 10am Worship Service; Wed. Jan. 17: 6:30pm Confirmation; Sun. Jan. 21: 9am Sun. School, 10am Worship Service.

Sara Shingledecker (fka Sara Larson and Sara Dahl) will be ordained as a Pastor of Word and Sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America on January 21st at 3:30pm at First Lutheran Church in Marshall, MN. (In the case of inclimate weather this event will be held on Feb. 3.)

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven.”

Staying Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) strength and balance exercise class will be brought to Westside Apartments by A.C.E. of Southwest Minnesota – Murray County. They will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1:30 – 2:30pm starting on January 16th, 2024. Registration is required, please call Joyce at 507-836-8705, or for more information.

Monday, January 15: Chicken Fried Steak & Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy, Green Beans, Dinner Roll w/Margarine, Fruit, Lowfat Milk. Tuesday, January 16: Pizza Pasta Casserole, Lettuce Salad, Fruit, Breadstick, Lowfat Milk.